WTB Wakasa JNat

[user 16756]

Looking for a nice one of these.

Doesnt have to be super huge, but Im looking for a high quality example. I appreciate these stones are hard/fine but I'd prefer one suitable for polishing, even if it's just thinks like kiris, kannas, etc.

 

[Martyn]

I have a Wakasa suita. It is very fine indeed but perhaps because I've played with razor stones a lot, I actually find it not that hard and relatively easy to use.

The polish is decent - mirror finish with relatively light contrast and reasonable details. But there are better stones for mirror finish - I like my Nakayama asagi and ozuku (and a bunch of unknown stones including some slates) way better than the Wakasa, both bring out stronger contrast and more details. Personally I don't think they are worth specifically searching for - the fact that they are somewhat rare yet still remain inexpensive on the secondary market speaks a lot. Just my 2 cents.